The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has its day in the Supreme Court Wednesday in what has been described as the "ideal" case for gay rights activists. DOMA, which forbids the U.S. government from ...
In an enormous victory for same-sex marriage, a federal judge in Boston ruled July 8 – in two separate lawsuits – that a critical part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. In ...
Bi-national gay couples are eligible for green cards and other benefits. June 26, 2013— -- The federal government will now include gay spouses in its definition of marriage. The Supreme Court ...
"George Wallace" is a useful shorthand today for a certain era and mindset -- a two-word metonym second only to Jim Crow for evoking the segregationist south of the post-World War II era. Less well ...
DOMA was passed in 1996 with wide majorities in both the House and the Senate. March 25, 2013 -- Two potentially transformative cases regarding gay marriage will be argued at the Supreme Court this ...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act “a great, historic day for equality in America.” He went on: “The idea that allowing ...
Yesterday's arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court make it almost certain that the Defense of Marriage Act is dead. Either Chief Justice John Roberts will assemble a 5-vote majority to deny standing to ...
The law firm hired by House Republicans to defend the federal ban on gay marriage has withdrawn from the case, prompting the partner in charge of the case to resign. Former Bush administration ...
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